Despite her well-chronicled struggles, Whitney Houston recently appeared to be in the midst of a successful comeback, returning the studio to make new music and heading back to the silver screen with a role in the upcoming musical drama “Sparkle.”

The beloved superstar sat down with Access Hollywood’s Shaun Robinson on the set of the film — for what has sadly become the final one-on-one interview with Whitney, who died on Saturday at the age of 48 – and reflected on the support system that carried her through her the rough patches during her three-decade career.

“There will be the ups, there will be the downs, there will be the all-arounds,” Whitney told Shaun, on the “Sparkle” set in Detroit in November. “But your belief, your faith and your determination [and] the encouragers – the people who encourage you to do and be the best you can – it is a blessing.”